Shenzhen-listed DBN Technology Culls 20,000 Pigs Due to ASFV

One of China’s top animal feed producers on Tuesday [16 October 2018] said an affiliated firm had culled nearly 20,000 pigs due to a suspected case of African swine fever, according to a report by the China Securities Journal…Full Article: South China Morning Post Oct 2018

From October 14 to 15, Liaoning Province reported seven outbreaks of ASFV, with three cases in both Jinzhou and Tieling. Beijing Da Bei Nong (DBN) Technology (SHE:002385) has a 40% stake in two pig farms in northeastern Liaoning. One of its farms in Beizhen, Jinzhou, northeastern Liaoning, reported an ASFV outbreak.

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On 12 October 2018, ASFV was reported in Jizhou District (292 infected pigs, 189 deaths), Tianjin, as well as in Anshan (88 infected, 72 deaths), Liaoning Province. Anshan reported an earlier outbreak (160 deaths) on October 8th.

From September 28 to October 11, Liaoning Province reported four outbreaks of African swine fever spread across the cities of Yingkou (2 separate outbreaks), Anshan, and Dalian.

On 28 September 2018, ASFV was reported in Changling County, Songyuan, Jilin Province. A total of 8 pigs were infected, with 3 deaths.

On 22 September 2018, ASFV was reported in an abattoir in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Region. A total of 4 were infected, with 2 deaths. The infected pigs were believed to have originated from neighboring Liaoning Province where traders in Tieling were able to illegally secure quarantine certificates for CNY 8,000 (USD 1,590). To date, China has banned the export of pigs from 16 provinces/regions.

On 15 September 2018, ASFV was reported for a second time in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia Region. A total of 22 were infected, with 8 deaths.

On 12 September 2018, ASFV was reported in Xinxiang (148 infected, 64 deaths), Henan Province, as well as in Xilingol League (16 infected, 16 deaths), Inner Mongolia Region.

On 10 September 2018, ASFV was reported in Yi’an District, Tongling, Anhui Province. A total of 63 were infected, with 23 deaths. Tongling is adjacent to the previous outbreak sites of Wuhu (August 29th, September 6th) and Xuancheng (September 2nd, 3rd, and 6th).

On 6 September 2018, ASFV was reported in the cities of Chuzhou, Xuancheng, and Wuhu, Anhui Province, as well as in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province. Of the four detections, Chuzhou was the largest with 62 infected and 22 deaths.

On 5 September 2018, ASFV was reported in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province. A total of 39 pigs were infected, with 12 deaths. Over the past few days, pork prices in Zhejiang Province reportedly increased from CNY 14 to CNY 16 (USD 2.34) due to the outbreak.

On 3 September 2018, ASFV was reported in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. A total of 12 pigs were infected, with 9 deaths.

On 2 September 2018, ASFV was reported in Xuancheng, Anhui Province. Xuancheng lies along the southern border of Wuhu. A total of 152 pigs were infected, with 83 deaths. An additional 134 pigs died on two other farms in Xuancheng.

As of 1 September 2018, China has culled more than 38,000 pigs nationwide due to African swine fever.

On 29 August 2018, ASFV was reported in Nanling County, Wuhu, Anhui Province. A total of 185 pigs were infected, with 80 deaths.

As of 22 August 2018, China had culled 20,000 pigs, of which roughly 15,000 were in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province. Five days later, the number culled across China topped 25,000 pigs.

On 17 August 2018, ASFV was reported in Yueqing, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. A total of 430 pigs were infected, with 340 deaths.

On 15 August 2018, ASFV was reported in Haizhou District, Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province. A total of 615 pigs were infected, with 88 deaths.

On 14 August 2018, ASFV was reported in a Zhengzhou (Henan Province) slaughterhouse owned by WH Group (HKG:0288), one of China’s leading pork processors and parent company of Smithfield Foods (U.S. pork producer and processor). Roughly 30 pigs out of a group of 260 died from the disease at the slaughterhouse. The infected pigs were initially procured from Tangyuan County, Jiamusi city, Heilongjiang Province.

On 1 August 2018, African swine fever virus (ASFV) was reported for the first time in China on a pig farm in Shenbei New District, northern Shenyang, Liaoning Province. In total, 47 pigs died of the disease while and additional 8,116 pigs were culled in Shenyang.

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a highly contagious disease of pigs that has a near 100% mortality rate. The disease was first reported in Kenya in 1921 and was introduced to the Caucasus region when it spread to Georgia in mid-2007. Since this introduction, ASFV has spread to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Russia. From 2007 to 2017, Russia reported more than 1,000 ASFV outbreaks that resulted in approximately 800,000 pigs being killed. From March to October 2017, there were outbreaks of ASFV in Siberia, causing concern that the disease could spread to China. In August 2018, the FAO noted that ASFV strain detected in China was “similar” to the strain detected in Russia in 2017.